call a halt vs cut off

call a halt

verb
  • Force (something) to stop. 

cut off

verb
  • To interrupt (someone speaking). 

  • To remove via cutting. 

  • To turn off or switch off (an electrical device). 

  • (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up 

  • To isolate or remove from contact. 

  • To end abruptly. 

  • To stop providing funds to (someone). 

  • To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water. 

How often have the words call a halt and cut off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )